BORLEE Dylan

20 Sep 1992
28
Male
WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT
 
Belgium

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 4 x 400m Relay 4
4 x 400m Relay Mixed 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
YearLocation4 x 400m
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4th (2:58.52)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation4 x 400m
2019Doha, QAT6th (3:14.22)
2017London, GBR4th (3:00.04)
2015Beijing, CHN5th
2013Moscow, RUS4th (3:01.02)

World Relays
YearLocation4 x 400m
2021Chorzow, POL4th (3:17.92)
2019Yokohama, JPN8th
2017Nassau, BAHFinal B (3:07.14)

European Championships
YearLocation400m4 x 400m
2018Berlin, GERSF (45.63)1st (2:59.47)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
82018400mWorld ChallengeKingston, JAM47.32
112018400mWorld ChallengeMadrid, ESP46.00

World Indoor Championships
YearLocation4 x 400m
2018Birmingham, GBR3rd (3:02.51)


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
:
Athlete
:
Dutch, English, French
:
Olympic Essenbeek Halle [OEH] [Lembeek, BEL]
:
Jacques Borlee [father], BEL
:
His older brothers Kevin and Jonathan, who are identical twins, have also competed in sprints for Belgium. His older sister Olivia won silver in the 4x100m relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a result upgraded to gold in 2016 following an anti-doping violation by the original winners from the Russian Federation. His father Jacques represented Belgium in the 400m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. (Borlees Facebook page, 14 Feb 2016; eu.usatoday.com, 09 Sep 2016; european-athletics.org, 09 Oct 2015; worldathletics.org, 03 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 08 May 2020)
:
"I began athletics because of my brothers and sister." (worldathletics.org, 03 Sep 2019)
:
His family. (worldathletics.org, 03 Sep 2019)
:
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." [Michael Jordan] (Instagram profile, 06 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
ATHLETICS FAMILY
He says his father Jacques and older siblings Olivia, Kevin and Jonathan, who have all been involved in athletics at a high level, have a big influence on him. "In training they push me to be better every day. When I'm down or have difficulties in training, they remind me that I can run 400m in 44 seconds and it has helped me a lot to train hard. To be alongside them in the 4x400m or in training, for me it's a great thing." (worldathletics.org, 03 Sep 2019)

NEW CLUB
In December 2020 he and his brothers joined the Olympic Essenbeek Halle [OEH] club, which is part of the Flemish Athletics League [VAL] in Belgium. They switched from Belgian Francophone League of Athletics [LBFA] club Racing Club de Bruxelles. "We have always strived to perform at the highest level and to represent Belgium at important meetings. This is why we believe that joining the Athletics League [VAL] will allow us to continue to perform at the highest level." (lesoir.be, 29 Dec 2020; sporza.be, 11 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 11 Dec 2020)

EVEREST QUEST
In October 2019 he and his Belgian national 4x400m relay teammates, along with their coach Jacques Borlee, climbed to the Mount Everest base camp at 5364 metres above sea level. The idea behind the climb was a team-building exercise ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as well as a campaign to raise money for the SOS Children's Villages charity. The group completed the climb in 10 days. (lesoir.be, 30 Sep 2019; sporza.be, 05 Nov 2019; hln.be, 06 Nov 2019; 7sur7.be, 08 Nov 2019)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos